Water, Sanitation, Hygiene
According to the Centers for Disease Control, global access to safe water, adequate sanitation, and proper hygiene education can reduce illness and death from disease, leading to improved health, poverty reduction, and socio-economic development. However, many countries are challenged to provide these basic necessities to their populations, leaving people at risk for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)-related diseases. Resources available within this theme offer information on providing access to safe water and appropriate sanitation facilities, and introducing sound hygiene behaviors.
Water, Sanitation, Hygiene Resources
Value of Water Coalition
CH2M HILL
CH2M HILL joined other leading organizations from the water sector as a member of the Value of Water Coalition which is working to inform Americans about the value of water and the challenges facing our nation’s water infrastructure. Read more
NASA Water Resources
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The NASA Applied Sciences Program has the primary responsibility to apply data from NASA satellite missions to models in order to help solve problems important to society and the economy. The NASA Water Resources theme in the Applied Sciences Program addresses concerns and decision processes that...Read more
Sustainable Water and Sanitation in Africa Website
U.S. Agency for International Development
This resource is the homepage for Sustainable Water and Sanitation in Africa (SUWASA), a regional initiative of the U.S. Agency for International Development. SUWASA is designed to spread effective models of reform at the water utility and sector levels, and to facilitate innovative financing...Read more
Regional focus:
Sub-Saharan AfricaSecuring Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development
U.S. Agency for International Development
This resource is the homepage of Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development. Launched at the 2013 World Water Week in Stockholm, Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development is supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Swedish...Read more
USAID: Water and Sanitation
U.S. Agency for International Development
This resource is the homepage for the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) work on water and sanitation. From this page, users can navigate through case studies, as well as lessons learned and best practices. Users will also find the Water and Development Strategy available on...Read more
USAID: Global Development Lab
U.S. Agency for International Development
This resource is the homepage for the U.S. Global Development Lab, which is a new entity within USAID that brings together a diverse set of partners to discover, test, and scale breakthrough solutions to achieve what human progress has only now made possible -- the end of extreme poverty by 2030...Read more
Reclamation Desalination web portal
Published:
April 15, 2014U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
This is the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's main desalination web portal. This portal highlights information about various desalinating activities that Reclamation is involved in...Read more
Desalination and Water Purification Research
U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
This site highlights the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's external research program, Desalination and Water Purification Research (DWPR) program. Through this site, you can navigate to a program description, cost share and funding information by state, solicitation information, research results...Read more
Yuma Desalting Plant
Published:
July 15, 2014U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
This is the homepage for the Water Quality Improvement Center (WQIC), one of six National Centers for Water Treatment Technologies and the only center focused on inland brackish water, both surface and groundwater. WQIC is a state-of-the-art advanced water treatment research center located in Yuma...Read more
Testing CLTS Approaches for Scalability: Indonesia Learning Brief
Published:
September 29, 2015The Water Institute at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Plan International supports Community-led Total Sanitation (CLTS) implementation in a number of sub-districts in Indonesia. In this learning brief, we review the roles of local actors in Plan International Indonesia's program activities and highlight considerations for scalability, planning,...Read more
Regional focus:
East Asia and PacificDon't see what you're looking for? You can search USWP member sites, request a resource, or contact the USWP.